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The Weyauwega derailment was a railroad accident that occurred in Weyauwega, Wisconsin, United States, in the early morning hours of March 4, 1996. The derailed train was carrying a large quantity of hazardous material, which immediately caught fire.
The town of Weyauwega, Wisconsin, was evacuated as the fire burns for most of the 18-day evacuation. March 8 – United Kingdom – 1996 Stafford rail crash: A freight train derailed due to an axle failure and was then struck by a Travelling Post Office train, killing one person and injuring 22.
1968 – Pear Tree and Normanton railway station in Derby, England, is closed as part of the Beeching cuts. 1996 – A Wisconsin Central freight train derails on a broken switch in Weyauwega, Wisconsin. The Weyauwega derailment forced the evacuation of the entire town until March 20 while fire crews worked to control the resulting blaze. [1]
After spending Thanksgiving camped out in a school hall, evacuated Livingston residents are now going home. But the cause of the train derailment remains a mystery. Amelia Neath reports
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